PSYC 2314 Midterm study guide || Questions and 100%
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stability correct answers Lifespan development examines patterns of growth, change, and
__________ in human behavior across the life span
Both have a fairly clear-cut boundary for when they begin correct answers How are the
developmental periods of infancy and adolescence similar?
share history-graded influences but differ in sociocultural-graded influences correct answers
Robin grew up in a public housing project in Chicago. Grant grew up at the same time in an
affluent suburb of Chicago. When Robin and Grant meet in college, we can expect that in
general they will __________
critical versus sensitive periods correct answers Compared to young children, adults have a much
harder time learning a new language. Researchers studying this phenomenon are mainly
addressing which key issue in development?
environmental influences correct answers In the nature versus nurture discussion, the term
nurture refers to __________.
Freud correct answers Behavior throughout life is motivated by subconscious inner forces and
early memories that often stem from one's childhood.
Freud correct answers Our personality is comprised of three aspects that are the id, ego, and
superego
Freud correct answers individuals who are not able to sufficiently gratify themselves at particular
psychosexual stages may show fixated behavior later in life
Erikson correct answers Each of us proceeds through eight stages in life where we must resolve a
crisis or conflict
Erikson correct answers Human growth and change continues throughout the full life span
Erikson correct answers Our development is primarily driven by our social interaction with
others as well as our understanding of ourselves as a member of society
social-cognitive learning correct answers A child starts saying a curse word after hearing an
older sibling yell the word
operant conditioning correct answers A child stops hitting friends after losing television
privileges
, social-cognitive learning correct answers A child avoids rocking chairs after seeing a parent get
injured on one
classical conditioning correct answers A child lies in bed to read then falls asleep even though it's
not bedtime
classical conditioning correct answers A child starts crying in fear upon returning to the site of a
car crash
operant conditioning correct answers The child reads more after receiving points that can be
traded in for privileges
Charles Darwin correct answers Whose work is evolutionary psychology based on
follow the first moving object they saw (also called imprinting) correct answers Which behavior
did Konrad Lorenz realize that newborn geese engaged in soon after their birth
psychodynamic correct answers Proponents of which major theoretical perspective believe that
behavior is largely motivated by subconscious inner forces and memories?
behavioral correct answers Proponents of which major theoretical perspective believe that the
keys to understanding development are observable behavior and outside stimuli in the
environment
Both are ways to bring about cognitive development correct answers How are assimilation and
accommodation similar
Scaffolding correct answers A parent who provides less and less guidance each time a child tries
a puzzle is using __________
Evolutionary correct answers The __________ perspective identifies behaviors that are the result
of genetic inheritance
Hypothesis correct answers Parents who use more praise with their children have children who
behave better
Hypothesis correct answers People who have more negative thoughts are more likely to score
higher on a scale that measures depression
Theory correct answers Parenting styles affect the personality development of children
There is not a control group.
The children may be doing better due to taking the computerized test a second time (rather than
due to the exercises). correct answers The therapist shows that after doing the exercises, all the
children in his clinic do better on a computerized test of attention. Why is this a problem
Accurate Answers.
stability correct answers Lifespan development examines patterns of growth, change, and
__________ in human behavior across the life span
Both have a fairly clear-cut boundary for when they begin correct answers How are the
developmental periods of infancy and adolescence similar?
share history-graded influences but differ in sociocultural-graded influences correct answers
Robin grew up in a public housing project in Chicago. Grant grew up at the same time in an
affluent suburb of Chicago. When Robin and Grant meet in college, we can expect that in
general they will __________
critical versus sensitive periods correct answers Compared to young children, adults have a much
harder time learning a new language. Researchers studying this phenomenon are mainly
addressing which key issue in development?
environmental influences correct answers In the nature versus nurture discussion, the term
nurture refers to __________.
Freud correct answers Behavior throughout life is motivated by subconscious inner forces and
early memories that often stem from one's childhood.
Freud correct answers Our personality is comprised of three aspects that are the id, ego, and
superego
Freud correct answers individuals who are not able to sufficiently gratify themselves at particular
psychosexual stages may show fixated behavior later in life
Erikson correct answers Each of us proceeds through eight stages in life where we must resolve a
crisis or conflict
Erikson correct answers Human growth and change continues throughout the full life span
Erikson correct answers Our development is primarily driven by our social interaction with
others as well as our understanding of ourselves as a member of society
social-cognitive learning correct answers A child starts saying a curse word after hearing an
older sibling yell the word
operant conditioning correct answers A child stops hitting friends after losing television
privileges
, social-cognitive learning correct answers A child avoids rocking chairs after seeing a parent get
injured on one
classical conditioning correct answers A child lies in bed to read then falls asleep even though it's
not bedtime
classical conditioning correct answers A child starts crying in fear upon returning to the site of a
car crash
operant conditioning correct answers The child reads more after receiving points that can be
traded in for privileges
Charles Darwin correct answers Whose work is evolutionary psychology based on
follow the first moving object they saw (also called imprinting) correct answers Which behavior
did Konrad Lorenz realize that newborn geese engaged in soon after their birth
psychodynamic correct answers Proponents of which major theoretical perspective believe that
behavior is largely motivated by subconscious inner forces and memories?
behavioral correct answers Proponents of which major theoretical perspective believe that the
keys to understanding development are observable behavior and outside stimuli in the
environment
Both are ways to bring about cognitive development correct answers How are assimilation and
accommodation similar
Scaffolding correct answers A parent who provides less and less guidance each time a child tries
a puzzle is using __________
Evolutionary correct answers The __________ perspective identifies behaviors that are the result
of genetic inheritance
Hypothesis correct answers Parents who use more praise with their children have children who
behave better
Hypothesis correct answers People who have more negative thoughts are more likely to score
higher on a scale that measures depression
Theory correct answers Parenting styles affect the personality development of children
There is not a control group.
The children may be doing better due to taking the computerized test a second time (rather than
due to the exercises). correct answers The therapist shows that after doing the exercises, all the
children in his clinic do better on a computerized test of attention. Why is this a problem
